Nancy Clark Stone

April 09, 2007

WILLIAMSBURG — Nancy Clark Stone, 79, of Williamsburg, died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at Hospice House in Williamsburg.

Nancy was born Nov. 24, 1928, in Abington, Pa., to Dorothy Church and Wilbur N. Sprott. The family moved from Pennsylvania to Nyack, N.Y., where Nancy graduated from Nyack High School. From there she attended Cornell University, earning a bachelor's degree in Home Economics. On April 5, 1952, she married Marvin "Joe" Stone in Nyack.

Nancy and Joe spent their early years living in and enjoying New York City. She was known for her stylish flair and especially enjoyed her job there at Mademoiselle Magazine. She also worked at Butterick Patterns, and later, as a real estate agent and as a home business manager for her husband. Joe's sales career took the couple to Detroit, Chicago and Fairfield, Conn., before they retired to Williamsburg in 1991.

Nancy had a lifelong love of history, which is what brought them to this area. Both Nancy and Joe became enthusiastic volunteers at the Visitors Center at Colonial Williamsburg. Nancy loved everything about CW and was a familiar face at the "May I help you" desk there for many years.

Nancy was a passionate and knowledgeable antique collector. Nancy and Joe's homes were always fascinating to their visiting friends, nieces and nephews. Nancy was involved in bowling and golf leagues in her early years and she also loved puzzles, crafts and travel of any kind. It was the game of Bridge, however, that she was most noted for and she was a skilled and avid player all her life. "Aunt Nancy" will also be remembered by her family for her wry wit, her curiosity, her delight in a good bargain, and her amazing memory for names, dates and small details of any shape and kind.

Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Stone, in 2003 and by her sister, Jean Zak, in 2002.

Nancy is survived by nieces and nephews, Ellen Zak Danforth, Carole Zak Woodward, Bradford Zak, Will Reeves and Dana Boenzi, as well as several grand-nieces and nephews and one great-grand-nephew.

There will be a private family service and burial in Nyack, N.Y.

Memorial contributions, in Nancy's name, may be made to Hospice House, 4445 Powhatan Parkway, Williamsburg, VA.